Special Structures

Which word functions as a qualifier?

• Most

• Rather

• Completely

• Very

Qualifiers and intensifiers modify...

• nouns and pronouns

• verbs

• adjectives and adverbs

• prepositional phrases

Adverbial objectives are ___ that function as adverbs

• verbs

• nouns

• adjectives

• prepositions

Adverbial objectives are diagrammed:

• on a diagonal line

• under the subject

• on a horizontal line

• as a direct object

A reflexive pronoun becomes a direct object following an action verb

• true

• false

Which of the following is NOT an example of a reflexive pronoun?

• "She fixed the car herself"

• "I prepared a salad by myself"

• "she had a few friends with herself"

• "He walked home by himself"

How is the expletive "as" diagrammed?

• below the baseline

• above the baseline

• in the middle

• at the beginning

What is the function of "as?"

• Subordinating conjunction, preposition, and expletive

• gerund, expletive, and preposition

• subordinating conjunction, preposition, and verb

• she definitely does not serve

True or False: A phrasal verb consists of an action verb followed by a preposition

• true

• false

Which of the following is true about phrasal verbs:

• They are the same as verb phrases

• The verb and particle can usually be separated by a direct object

• They are diagrammed like prepositional phrases

• They are not always idioms